All articles by Richard Donnell
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MarketsPressure on house prices set to remain in near term
But increase in supply of homes to buy could put pressure on rentals.
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MarketsUK cannot buy or guarantee its way out of problems of access to home ownership
Help to Buy scheme will only assist a tiny share of first-time buyers. Richard Donnell reports
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MarketsPredictions of recovery may yet be premature
Despite encouraging signs, underlying economy remains weak.
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MarketsBuild to rent will not solve housing crisis
UK too polarised for private-rented to be solution to housing shortage.
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MarketsEvidence of a slowdown on streets of London
Eurozone crisis and lack of growth take toll on consumer confidence. By Richard Donnell
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MarketsStamp duty exacerbates stagnation
In 2010/11 stamp duty on residential property yielded the government £4bn or 0.75% of total tax receipts, writes Richard Donnell.
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MarketsOnly a stronger housing recovery will propel growth
Market forces shape housebuilders’ performance despite continued government support. By Richard Donnell
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MarketsOnly a stronger housing recovery will propel growth
Market forces shape housebuilders’ performance despite continued government support. By Richard Donnell
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MarketsCapital values have rallied in spite of household income squeeze
UK residential capital values have held up well over 2011, despite a weakening economic outlook — both at home and abroad — and an unprecedented squeeze on household income.
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MarketsMoribund mortgage market bolsters rentals
In the third of his quarterly columns, Hometrack’s Richard Donnell explains how affordability and greater supply could limit further growth in rents
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MarketsDevelopers adapt to find market safe as houses
In the first of his quarterly analyses of the market, Hometrack’s Richard Donnell explains how housebuilders have rejected flats in favour of family housing in the hunt for profit in a constrained marketIn spite of a three-year downturn, the UK housebuilding sector has proven to be far more resilient than ...
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Central London: party’s over
Investors that have driven the boom are becoming more cautious, says Richard Donnell
